Police in Kentucky recently shot a man to death in his home while they executed a search warrant that appears to have been intended for a different address.
Doug Harless, 63, lived in London, a southern Kentucky town of about 8,000 residents, and was killed by police officers at his home at 511 Vanzant Road on the night of 23 December. However, audio from local Laurel county emergency dispatchers – and obtained by Kentucky news stations – shows that the search warrant was intended for 489 Vanzant Road, as was repeated multiple times on a recording of the audio.
The owner of 489 Vanzant Road told news station WKYT that no one had lived at that address for months.
The Guardian contacted Kentucky state police – which is investigating the London police’s killing of Harless – but did not immediately receive a response.
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